Puccini: Turandot
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
5.8
5 votes
2009
2h 9m
Music
Overview
Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met repertory. In this Live in HD production, Maria Guleghina takes on the title role and Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the unknown prince. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey co-star, and Andris Nelsons conducts in his Met debut.
Directed by Gary Halvorson, David Kneuss
Top cast
Maria Guleghina
Turandot
Marina Poplavskaya
Liù
Marcello Giordani
Calàf
Samuel Ramey
TimurC
Charles Anthony
Emperador AltoumJ
Joshua Hopkins
PingT
Tony Stevenson
PangE
Eduardo Valdes
Pong
Patricia Racette
Self - Host
Keith Miller
MandarinA
Antonio Demarco
ExecutionerS
Sasha Semin
Prince of PersiaA
Anne Nonnemacher
HandmaidenM
Mary Hughes
Handmaiden
MET Orchestra
Details
Status
Released
Release date
November 7, 2009
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Italian
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